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What Is a Seed?

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Fruits enclose and protect seeds. So what is a seed? Read More

Inside our Collections, Plant Science

Telling the Story of the Quest to Preserve and Classify the World’s Plants

Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science

With Herbarium: The Quest to Classify and Preserve the World's Plants now available, and our January 8 online discussion with the author taking registrations, we ... Read More

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Plant Science

What Is a Seed?

Inside our Collections, Plant Science

Telling the Story of the Quest to Preserve and Classify the World’s Plants

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